Today's News

The city of Rockwood recently paid a portion of what is still owed in TVA funds to the Rockwood Water, Sewer and Natural Gas Department.

“It is the first time we’ve been able to make a payment,” said Rockwood City Recorder Becky Ruppe of the $18,500 payment.

The remaining $100,000 debt is what the city owes for TVA funds designated for Rockwood Water, Sewer and Natural
Gas projects by the Roane County Eco-
nomic Development Board after the Dec. 22, 2008, ash spill at Kingston Fossil Plant.

The Roane Alliance’s Education Matters! initiative has been recognized by the state and Aligning Education and Business for a Better Tennessee conference as a best practice to help improve students’ access to postsecondary education and careers.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony recently celebrated the opening of a new dental clinic in Roane County.
State Sen. Ken Yager, state Rep. Kent Calfee and Kenyon Mee of the Roane County Chamber of Commerce joined members of the business community who helped mark the opening of Sisco Family Dentistry, a new comprehensive family dental clinic in Kingston.

“My family and I are excited to be a part of the Roane County community,” said Dr. Travis Sisco, owner of Sisco Family Dentistry.

The Rockwood Tigers and Lady Tigers closed out the season series at Greenback Tuesday night by splitting a pair of games with the Cherokees.
The evening started with Rockwood’s McKenzie Lee pumping in a career-high 28 points, but it wasn’t enough for the Lady Tigers to pick up the victory as Greenback held on for a 54-48 win.
In the boys game, the Tigers used a dominating second half to pick up a 54-35 victory over the Cherokees.
Rockwood closes out the regular season tonight (Monday) with a home game against Midway.
Girls Game

The Mt. Pisgah Christian Academy Patriots recently split a pair of games at home against Cedar View Christian School and Temple Baptist Academy.
Cedar View was up first last Friday and the Patriots used a strong first half in knocking off the Seahawks, 58-43.
Monday’s game against Temple Baptist didn’t go as well as the Royal Crusaders knocked off the Patriots, 59-57.
Mt. Pisgah vs. Cedar View
It wasn’t quite a first quarter knockout, but the Patriots came out on fire and were never seriously threatened in picking up a 15-point victory over the Seahawks.

Two Loudon County women are in trouble with the law for allegedly trying to hide contraband for a state prison work crew.
According to court records, Christina R. Moore and Ronda A. Henderson have been charged with possession of methamphetamine for resale, possession of suboxone for resale, criminal trespassing, vandalism, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal conspiracy to introduce contraband into a penal facility, tampering with evidence and violation of the drug free school zone act.

Leaking sulfur dioxide, a toxic gas, set off alarms at the Oliver Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant on Joel Road in Roane County Wednesday morning.
A HAZMAT team dealt with the situation.
“We don’t know what caused it. There was a leaking valve,” said Howie Rose, director of Roane County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. His and other agencies responded to the scene.